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Here the community can nominate articles to be selected as "Today's featured article" (TFA) on the main page. The TFA section aims to highlight the range of articles that have "featured article" status, from Art and architecture through to Warfare, and wherever possible it tries to avoid similar topics appearing too close together without good reason. Requests are not the only factor in scheduling the TFA (see Choosing Today's Featured Article); the final decision rests with the TFA coordinators: Wehwalt, Dank, Gog the Mild and SchroCat, who also select TFAs for dates where no suggestions are put forward. Please confine requests to this page, and remember that community endorsement on this page does not necessarily mean the article will appear on the requested date.

The article must be a featured article. Editors who are not significant contributors to the article should consult regular editors of the article before nominating it for TFAR.
The article must not have appeared as TFA before (see the list of possibilities here), except that:
- The TFA coordinators may choose to fill up to two slots each week with FAs that have previously been on the main page, so long as the prior appearance was at least five years ago. The coordinators will invite discussion on general selection criteria for re-runnable TFAs, and aim to make individual selections within those criteria.
- The request must be either for a specific date within the next 30 days that has not yet been scheduled, or a non-specific date. The template {{@TFA}} can be used in a message to "ping" the coordinators through the notification system.

If you have an exceptional request that deviates from these instructions (for example, an article making a second appearance as TFA, or a "double-header"), please discuss the matter with the TFA coordinators beforehand.

It can be helpful to add the article to the pending requests template, if the desired date for the article is beyond the 30-day period. This does not guarantee selection, but does help others see what nominations may be forthcoming. Requesters should still nominate the article here during the 30-day time-frame.

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How to post a new nomination:

I.	Create the nomination subpage. In the box below, enter the full name of the article you are nominating (without using any brackets around the article's name) and click the button to create your nomination page.
II.	Write the nomination. On that nomination page, fill out as many of the relevant parts of the pre-loaded `{{TFAR nom}}` template as you can, then save the page. Your nomination should mention: when the last similar article was, since this helps towards diversity on the main page (browsing Wikipedia:Today's featured article/recent TFAs will help you find out); when the article was promoted to FA status (since older articles may need extra checks); and (for date-specific nominations) the article's relevance for the requested date.
III.	Write the blurb. Some Featured Articles promoted between 2016 and 2020 have pre-prepared blurbs, found on the talk page of the FAC nomination (that's the page linked from "it has been identified" at the top of the article's talk page). If there is one, copy and paste that to the nomination, save it, and then edit as needed. For other FAs, you're welcome to create your own TFA text as a summary of the lead section, or you can ask for assistance at WT:TFAR. We use one paragraph only, with no reference tags or alternative names; the only thing bolded is the first link to the article title. The length when previewed is between 925 and 1025 characters including spaces, " (Full article...)" and the featured topic link if applicable. More characters may be used when no free-use image can be found. Fair use images are not allowed.
IV.	Post at TFAR. After you have created the nomination page, add it here under a level-3 heading for the preferred date (or under a free non-specific date header). To do this, add (replacing "ARTICLE TITLE" with the name of your nominated article): `===February 29===` `{{Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/ARTICLE TITLE}}` Nominations are ordered by requested date below the summary chart. More than one article can be nominated for the same date. It would also then be helpful to add the nomination to the summary chart, following the examples there. Please include the name of the article that you are nominating in your edit summary. If you are not one of the article's primary editors, please then notify the primary editors of the TFA nomination; if primary editors are no longer active, please add a message to the article talk page.

Scheduling:

In the absence of exceptional circumstances, TFAs are scheduled in date order, not according to how long nominations have been open or how many supportive comments they have. So, for example, January 31 will not be scheduled until January 30 has been scheduled (by TFAR nomination or otherwise).

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Currently accepting requests from January 2 to February 1.

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June 28	Baby Driver	Third anniversary of theatrical release	1	0

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June 28

Baby Driver

This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 28, 2020 by Wehwalt (talk) 01:16, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Baby Driver is an action film written and directed by Edgar Wright. First released on June 28, 2017, it tells the story of a young Atlanta-based getaway driver's (Ansel Elgort, pictured) quest for freedom from a life of crime with his lover Debora (Lily James). The film also features Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Eiza González, Jamie Foxx and Jon Bernthal in supporting roles. Baby Driver was a longtime passion project Wright had developed for over two decades, and his early directing experience shaped his ambitions for the project. Filming took place over four months, which involved the planning of meticulously coordinated stunts, choreography, and in-camera shooting. Baby Driver was praised by critics for its craftsmanship, but the characterization and scriptwriting drew mixed responses. During its initial theatrical run, the film grossed $226 million at the global box office, boosted by positive word-of-mouth support and fatiguing interest in blockbuster franchises. The success of Baby Driver has increased studio interest in producing a sequel. (Full article...)

Most recent similar article(s): Aitraaz
Main editors: DAP
Promoted: November 13, 2019
Reasons for nomination: Third anniversary of theatrical release
Support as nominator. DAP 💅 03:20, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The blurb review was at WT:Featured article candidates/Baby Driver/archive1. Let's do this: if the blurb language above draws complaints here or at ERRORS, I'll replace it with the blurb from the blurb review (so if there's anything wrong with the language at the blurb review, let me know). - Dank (push to talk) 12:52, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good to me. DAP 💅 07:30, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Changed my mind ... I've probably done my due diligence at this point by linking to the blurb review; probably, people aren't expecting anything else, and I need to avoid the appearance of being too taken with my own prose. Do what you like, but FWIW, there's a chance someone will comment on the tone of "longtime passion project", "shaped his ambitions" and "meticulously coordinated". It may be a little too promotional. - Dank (push to talk) 20:20, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

For what it's worth I'm uncomfortable with the prose as well as written. Therapyisgood (talk) 01:50, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support I don't see anything wrong with the blurb. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 19:30, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support — ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 15:14, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I would clarify in the prose who is being pictured for people unfamiliar with the actor as there are several names listed in the blurb. Aoba47 (talk) 21:27, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Revised, good catch. DAP 💅 11:43, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support Aoba47 (talk) 05:11, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]